r/ChineseWatches

EASILY the best value for money you can get with any watch. Baltany, San Martin, Watchdives, Sugess, all great.

Go with what you like, getting opinions out of other people about what you should like is pointless. Watches is probably the most subjective hobby out there.

Crazy how Mr Beast has his brand on Hornets

Shunbun 443

AT looks way more elegant imo

Idk, the bezels make it wear smaller than it really is

You don’t and you’re right. However, if you get into this hobby there’s a good chance you will find a watch in the $$$ that you really like then it becomes your grail then you end up chasing it.

Oh boy if you think this is expensive you should NOT get into this hobby 😂

Casio is consistently ranked S tier in terms of watch brands by other watch collectors

I thought this was the other watch sub at first

A Casio f91w because it can seamlessly switch between 12/24h and it gives day date and everything. You can’t miss your flight nor get confused with one.

Look into what they’re doing recently. Some of the most beautiful dials that rival if not better Grand Seikos - the washi dial and lacquer dial, and they don’t try and hide their Citizen name. They show it proudly. For me I’ve recently associated Citizen with beautiful dials. Their instagram and posts on here help with the image.

If I were you I would straight up ask him what watch he wants if he wants any, idk but the whole concept of surprise gifting someone a watch is weird to me. Especially since everyone has different tastes.

Grand Seiko 5

Suggess

Imagine you’re in dinner with your friends, reach for the pocket, everyone expects a phone but it’s a damn pocket watch

As a newbie shopping for watches, I’ve actually found Seiko to be mostly… meh to terrible. All their <$500 watches are Hardlex. The exact watch line that once was $200 is now $600. They’ve discontinued popular models like the SARB for god knows why.

None of their watches are very good value in comparison with the rest of the market, considering microbrands and chinese homages are selling watches with sapphire crystal for $200-300.

I’ve found Citizen and Orient to simply be better in that price point.

Grand Seiko however, huge fan. I was blown away by their watches and they’re easily worth *more* than their price. But they are also slowly increasing their price over the years too so who knows how long this will last.

Yeah I love those japan sellers. They’re carrying Chrono24 hard :)

They’re 5.5k on Chrono24 no?

Used GS Lake Suwa no question